MS in Business Analytics

Curriculum

MS Business Analytics Student

Designed with your goals in mind.

Simon’s MS in Business Analytics curriculum was carefully designed to ensure that every student graduates with a strong foundation in analytics and a comprehensive business education. Our curriculum covers statistics, analytics, and core business areas so that you can build a solid platform for a successful career and lifetime of learning.

 

 

Choosing between internship and non-internship tracks.

Full-Time MS in Business Analytics students can choose between internship and non-internship tracks to accommodate their goals. The non-internship track has a shorter timeline, but the benefits of the internship track are many, including a wealth of valuable real-world experience that can prepare you for career success and help differentiate you from other candidates during your job search. A majority of our students choose this path for the hands-on experience and career preparation it provides.

Students are encouraged to consider the value that internships offer. Hands-on experience in the workplace is a great way to gain a competitive edge. While valuable, an internship is not required and it is important to note that we can’t guarantee placement. Talk with the Admissions Office about which track is right for you, and get more information on the Full-Time MS in Business Analytics program in our course catalog.

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Program Requirements

Students will work with their academic advisor to select elective courses that align with their career goals.

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GBA 464

Programming for Analytics

GBA 464

This course provides a foundation in programming within the Python environment. Traditional concepts are taught in the context of marketing and business analytics.

MGC 461

Professional Communication

MGC 461

This course establishes the rhetorical principles of logic and persuasion and the interactional approach to communication in groups and professional relationships.

GBA 468P

Predictive Analytics with Python

GBA 468P

This course is geared toward training informed practitioners of analytics methods that can construct, evaluate, and apply analytics models in a variety of settings using modern tools.

CIS 434

Social Media & Text Analytics

CIS 434

This course draws on a unique blend of social media strategies and the rapidly evolving information technologies supporting these strategies.

GBA 424

Analytics Design & Applications

GBA 424

This course focuses on designing effective analytics that solve managerial problems. The course leverages software tools such as SQL, Python, and Tableau.

CIS 467

Data Management, Warehousing & Visualization

CIS 467

This course builds an understanding of system data design to enable analytics to meet an organization’s analytical needs and introduces a framework for data warehousing.

GBA 462P

Core Statistics for MS Students Using Python

GBA 462P

This course focuses on statistical skills and the Python language. The course covers central tendency and variability, probability, distributions, standard scores, hypothesis testing, z and t tests, ANOVA, correlation and regression, and non-parametric tests.

GBA 436R

Predictive & Causal Analytics in R

GBA 436R

This course will focus on what datasets, both big and small, can and cannot tell us. The tools and metrics of three kinds of data analysis will be covered: predictive, explanatory, and causal.

CIS 465

Business Analytics Project

CIS 465

This course provides the opportunity to utilize the skills developed during the program to develop and execute a capstone project using real-world situations.

GBA 463

Economics & Marketing Strategy for MS Students

GBA 463

This course introduces students to the basics of economics and marketing strategy through interactive lectures and case discussions.

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Electives

Choose one of the following. 

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GBA 466

Accounting and Finance for MS Students

GBA 466

This course presents the basics of financial accounting, provides a framework for analyzing financial data, and builds on concepts developed in the MSBA program.

GBA 478

AI and Business

GBA 478

Course Description Coming Soon 

MKT 414

Pricing Policies

MKT 414

This course helps future managers make good decisions by preparing them to analyze the environment in which their firm operates and to arrive at an appropriate pricing policy.

OMG 402

Operations Management

OMG 402

The course develops a managerial perspective of the operations function and an appreciation of the role that operations plays in creating and maintaining a firm’s competitive edge.

Choose two of the following.

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CIS 432

Machine Learning for Business Analytics

CIS 432

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GBA 478

AI and Business

GBA 478

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MKT 413

Product Management

MKT 413

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MKT 438

B2B Pricing

MKT 438

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MKT 440

Pricing Analytics

MKT 440

This course prepares students with the intuition and tools to make pricing recommendations, and to meet the booming demand in pricing and consulting related careers.

OMG 411

Supply Chian Analytics

OMG 411

This course gives an overview of supply chain management in an array of industries. The impact of traditional channels vs. e-commerce will be emphasized.

CIS 431

Big Data

CIS 431

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CIS 433

AI and Deep Learning

CIS 433

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FIN 430

Risk Management

FIN 430

This course focuses on analysis of the mutual fund, investment banking, commercial banking, and insurance industries.

MKT 439

Advanced Pricing

MKT 439

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Simon’s MS in Business Analytics program is STEM designated.

Simon's specialized master's program in Business Analytics meets all the requirements for a STEM-designated program. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) designation signals analytical rigor to employers and also offers international students the opportunity to extend their Optional Practical Training (OPT) by 24 months—for up to three full years of US work eligibility without and H-1B visa.

Get more information on the MS in Business Analytics curriculum by downloading the course catalog.